Teaching Assistant
Pennycross Primary School, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 3RL4 days remaining to apply
Job start date
19 January 2026
Closing date
12 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teaching assistant
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Early years
Working pattern
- Full time, part time (Can be done as a job share): 18.75 hours per week (Monday- Friday) 8.15am- 11.45am
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790- 25,584
Actual salary
- 12,562- 13,254
Pay scale
- Grade C (C5- C7)
Hourly rate
- £12.85- £13.05 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Pennycross Primary School is looking to appoint a Teaching Assistant to work primarily in Early Years, as well as having the opportunity to work in the role of Meal Time Assistant for an additional 5 hours a week, bringing the total hours potentially to 23.75. This is an opportunity for someone who is experienced in the role of a Teaching Assistant or has recently completed a Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship and can use specialist skills or training to support pupils' wellbeing and academic achievement. You will be required to work under the direction of the class teacher and Phase Leader.
What the school offers its staff
A supportive, happy and well established team
A good level of professional development linked to the role
An Employee Assist Programme (a confidential service offering staff wellbeing resources, practical information and counselling).
Further information about the job
A Support Staff application can be downloaded from our website under, ‘About Us’, ‘Vacancies’, alternatively please email hello@pennycross.school to request either or both of the documents. Equally potential candidates are warmly welcomed to have a conversation with the Headteacher or Deputy Headteacher regarding the role. Please contact the school office to arrange an appointment on 01752 705137 or email hello@pennycross.school
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Pennycross Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 420 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Pennycross Primary School website
- Email address
- stulloch@pennycross.school
- Phone number
- 01752705137
Pennycross Primary School is a 2 form primary school, with 404 pupils on roll, in the
heart of Pennycross, Plymouth.
The school serves children from a variety of socio-economic backgrounds, with a higher than national average percentage of disadvantaged pupils and pupils with Special Educational Needs.
The school and 14 classrooms, an inviting library, several intervention rooms and an Inclusion Room (known as The Nest)
School location
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